| Page Views: 187 Last Visit to Dar es Salaam: October, 2008 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by georeiser - last update: Mar 8, 2009 |
Dar es Salaam is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's economic centre. The city has a about 4 mill. inhabitants. Dar es Salaam lost it's status as a capital to Dodoma in 1996. But it remains to be the centre of the government, and the embassies are located here. The city centre of Dar es Salam is a hectic and busy place with heavy trafic in the daytime. The name "Dar es Salaam" means “Peace of Heaven” in Swahili.
This photo is taken of a statue located in the middle of a traffic circle in Downtown.
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| The beach of Dar es Salaam |
|  | The beach of Dar es Salaam You don't have to go to Zanzibar to find nice beaches. You will find beaches in the costal areas of Dar es Salaam. |
| | Mandazi road Mandazi road is a central and busy street on the way to Msasani area in Dar es Salaam. The taxi drivers use this road to drive between the Msasani peninsula and the Mikocheni area. The bus Msasani-Ubungo passes every 15 minutes. |
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 georeiser's Dar es Salaam Travelogues | | | | Title [Click to view] | Travel Year | Pictures | | Dar es Salaam, part 1 | October, 2008 |  8 | | Dar es Salaam, part 2 | October, 2008 | 8 | | Dar es Salaam, part 3 | October, 2008 | 5 | | The ferry to Zanzibar island | October, 2008 | 1 | | The beach of Dar es Salaam | October, 2008 | 3 | | Dar es Salaam, part 4 | October, 2008 | 8 | | Dar es Salaam, part 5 | October, 2008 | 8 | | Dar es Salaam, part 6 | October, 2008 | 8 | | Dar es Salaam, part 7 | October, 2008 | 3 |
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ludogatto Tue Feb 17, 2009 19:30 UTC
good info....how long did you stay here? | hunterV Sun Dec 14, 2008 18:14 UTC
Hello, Geir! Nice story, thanks! |
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